Practical writing on Java, Spring, AI, and the craft of software engineering.
If you're building with Java and Spring (or trying to figure out where AI fits into your development workflow) you're in the right place. I write practical, beginner-friendly deep dives on Spring Boot, Spring AI, and software engineering fundamentals, collected here in chronological order.
Spring Boot Configuration using YAML
Learn Spring Boot YAML configuration with application.yml — inject properties with @Value, use Spring profiles, and manage dev and production environments.
Building your Angular Application for Spring Boot
Building your Angular Application for Spring Boot
Spring Boot Properties: Setting the locale
Spring Boot Properties: Setting the locale
Spring Boot 2.0 M2 Now Available
Spring Boot 2.0 M2 Now Available
Migrating Grails 2.x Applications to Grails 3.x
Migrating Grails 2.x Applications to Grails 3.x
Spring Boot Defining @RequestMapping handler methods
Spring Boot Defining @RequestMapping handler methods
Bootstrapping your Angular Application
Bootstrapping your Angular Application
Angular Forms: How to clear an input field
Angular Forms: How to clear an input field
Getting Started with the Angular CLI
Getting Started with the Angular CLI